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Aug 27, 2021 • 18min

Club Announcements, Custom Domains for Email, and TestFlight for Mac

This episode is sponsored by: Hubstaff – The All-In-One Work Time Tracker For Managing Field or Remote Teams Read more about Hubstaff on MacStories Links and Show Notes Rewind A Closer Look at the Club MacStories Perks Announced This Week TestFlight for Mac Has Finally Arrived Setting Up a Custom Domain for iCloud Email Automation Academy and The Macintosh Desktop Experience: Exclusive Monthly Features for Club MacStories+ and Club Premier Members Deeper on Calliope, Our New Web App for Club MacStories and AppStories Introducing the All-New Club MacStories: New Tiers for More Original Content, Discord Community, Search and Custom RSS, and Our New ‘Calliope’ Web App Club MacStories MacStories Weekly Federico has a Quick Note templating tip John collects a variety of ways to take advantage of the Club's new web app Why we built Calliope An Interview with Tempo developer Rahul Matta AppStories AppStories, Episode 237 – Introducing the All-New Club MacStories Unwind Alex's Pick: League of Legends John's Pick: Mythic Quest, Season 2 Follow us on Twitter John Voorhees Alex Guyot Follow us on Instagram John Voorhees Alex Guyot
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Aug 20, 2021 • 19min

An AppStories+ Pre-Announcement, Mela, and a New Tetris Game

Rewind Introducing AppStories+: An Extended, Ad-Free Edition Delivered Early Mela: An Elegant and Innovative Recipe and Cooking App for iPhone, iPad, and Mac Club MacStories MacStories Weekly An Monday teaser OtterBox Mobile Gaming Clip for MagSafe John on the lead up to a big launch AppStories AppStories, Episode 236 – Sideloading Apps and Games on the iPhone and iPad Unwind Federico's Pick: Dynasty, Season 4 John's Pick: Solar Power by Lourde Lorde – ‘Solar Power’ review: teen millionaire turned homebody reflects on the push and pull of the spotlight Follow us on Twitter Federico Viticci John Voorhees Follow us on Instagram Federico Viticci John Voorhees
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Aug 13, 2021 • 23min

Apple Maps, Obsidian, and Markdown Editors in Task Managers

Rewind MacStories Apple Maps for iOS and iPadOS 15 and macOS Monterey: The MacStories Overview My Obsidian Setup, Part 1: Sync, Core Plugins, Workspaces, and Other Settings Things Adds Extensive Markdown Support and Search for Extended Notes Attached to Tasks Billie Eilish and Apple Music Promote Spatial Audio with Short Film* Joanna Stern of The Wall Street Journal Interviews Craig Federighi About Apple’s Upcoming Child Safety Features Club MacStories MacStories Weekly Federico recommends Delta Tips on how to set up Sofa John's iPad Air Home Screen AppStories AppStories, Episode 235 – An Interview with Malin Sundberg Unwind Alex's Pick: Ted Lasso, Season 2 John's Pick: The Suicide Squad Follow us on Twitter John Voorhees Alex Guyot Follow us on Instagram John Voorhees Alex Guyot
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Aug 6, 2021 • 23min

A Tech Confession, Quick Note, Keyboards, TV, and a Podcast

This episode is sponsored by: FitnessView – All-in-One Health & Fitness Dashboard Read more about FitnessView on MacStories Links and Show Notes Rewind Apple Announces Child Safety Features Coming This Fall Fast Capture with Quick Note for iPad and Mac: The MacStories Overview Apple Releases New Mac Keyboards and Pointing Devices Club MacStories MacStories Weekly Part 3 of Federico's Obsidian Setup Series covering his Dashboard note and the plugins and shortcuts he uses to manage it An interview with Shahid Ahmad about the Playdate John on when it's best to not automate something AppStories AppStories, Episode 234 – Beta OS Impressions Continued Unwind Alex's Pick: Outer Banks John's Pick: Panic Podcast, The Story of Playdate Follow us on Twitter John Voorhees Alex Guyot Follow us on Instagram [John Voorhees](https://www.instagram.com/johnvoorhees/ Alex Guyot
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Jul 30, 2021 • 24min

Doppler for Mac, Sofa 3.0, GarageBand, Earnings and a Big Album Drops

This episode is sponsored by: Honeybadger – Your Secret Weapon for Exception, Uptime, and Cron Monitoring Learn more about Honeybadger on MacStories Links and Show Notes Rewind Apple Releases Remix Sessions, Sound Packs, and Producer Packs for GarageBand on the iPhone and iPad Doppler for Mac Offers an Excellent Album and Artist-Focused Listening Experience for Your Owned Music Collection Sofa 3.0 Adds New Ways to Manage Your Media Lists Along With a New Business Model Apple Q3 2021 Results - $81.4 Billion Revenue Club MacStories Monthly Log Federico on managing his music collection on an Intel NUC using his iPad John on his note-taking philosophy and why you should delete and archive more notes MacStories Weekly Federico recommends Roon, the client app for the music server running on the Intel NUC he wrote about in the Monthly Log John shares a shortcut for converting podcast audio clips to text and saving them in Obsidian alongside the embedded audio file Christopher Lawley shares his iPad Home Screens MacStories Unplugged Panic's Playdate A conversation about 4th of July parades and real estate open houses leads to Italian private investigators and American personal injury lawyers Federico invites members to play a guessing game AppStories AppStories, Episode 233 – Building an Apple-Only Research and Writing Setup Unwind Federico and John's Joint Pick: Happier Than Ever by Billie Eilish Follow us on Twitter Federico Viticci John Voorhees Follow us on Instagram Federico Viticci John Voorhees
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Jul 23, 2021 • 28min

Two Months with the M1 iMac, a Fun CARROT Weather Update, and Skate City: Tokyo

Two Months with Apple’s New M1 iMac CARROT Weather 5.3 Adds Smart Layouts and a Fun Weather Reports Feature New Tokyo level of Skate City Will Debut Alongside Skateboarding Becoming an Official Olympic Sport Apple Music to Livestream Sold-Out Atlanta Listening Event for Kanye West’s Next Album, DONDA Club MacStories MacStories Weekly Part two of Federico's Obsidian series covering the template he uses and some of his favorite plugins A collection of Mac screen recording apps John on always-on display rumors and his experiments with using his iPhone and iPad with Auto Lock disabled AppStories AppStories, Episode 233 – An Interview with Gui Rambo Unwind Federico's Pick: XOXO: From Love & Anxiety In Real Time by The Maine John's Pick: Hacks on HBO Max “Hacks” Pits Zoomer Against Boomer Follow us on Twitter Federico Viticci John Voorhees Follow us on Instagram Federico Viticci John Voorhees
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Jul 16, 2021 • 21min

Apple's MagSafe Battery Pack, New Emoji, and Troubles with the HomePod Beta

This episode is sponsored by: MacUpdater – Keep All Your Software Effortlessly Up-to-Date. Read more about MacUpdater on MacStories Links and Show Notes Rewind Troubles with HomePod’s audioOS Beta Apple Quietly Releases MagSafe Battery Pack Emojipedia Publishes Renderings of Draft Emoji Club MacStories MacStories Weekly Federico kicks off a series of stories on his Obsidian setup John shares his early experiments with Shortcuts for Mac AppStories AppStories, Episode 231 – The App Customization Trend Apple Arcade Update Alto's Odyssey: Lost City Angry Birds Reloaded Doodle God Universe Unwind John's Pick: Black Widow on Disney+ Follow us on Twitter Federico Viticci John Voorhees Follow us on Instagram Federico Viticci John Voorhees
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Jul 9, 2021 • 21min

Alto Returns, Transloader Review, and a New Way to Organize and Charge Your Gear

Rewind Team Alto Releases Trailer for Alto’s Odyssey: Lost City, A Special Edition of the Original Game Coming to Apple Arcade Transloader 3: A Simple, Versatile Way to Remotely Manage Mac File Downloads from an iPhone or iPad Kensington Releases Two-Piece StudioCaddy Charging Station and Organizer for Apple Devices Club MacStories MacStories Weekly Beyond iPhone and iPad Gaming Safari tab tips for macOS Monterey Unabridged interviews with Majid Jabrayilov, Ish ShaBazz, Sawyer Blatz, and John Sundell MacStories Unplugged AppStories AppStories 230 – An Interview with Marcos Tanaka Unwind Federico's Pick: Metroid: Zero Mission John's Pick: Hurt is Boring by fanclubwallet Follow us on Twitter Federico Viticci John Voorhees Follow us on Instagram Federico Viticci John Voorhees
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Jul 2, 2021 • 29min

Developer Debrief, OS Previews, and Shortcuts Talk

This episode is sponsored by: Concepts – Sketch, Note, Draw Learn more on MacStories Links and Show Notes Rewind MacStories Developer Debrief: WWDC 2021 Three Weeks with iOS and iPadOS 15: Foundational Updates Apple Opens First Public Betas for iOS, iPadOS, watchOS, and tvOS macOS Monterey First Impressions: The Start of a New Era Pixelmator Pro 2.1 Adds ML Crop, Quick Fill Color, and Text Tool Updates Apple Watch International Collection Introduced, Featuring 22 Sports Loop Bands and Coordinated Watch Faces Latest iOS and iPadOS 15 Betas Allow Apps to Request Access to More RAM Club MacStories Monthly Log Safari Tab Groups Flexible Work Environments MacStories Weekly Command Browser Five things you may have missed in the iOS and iPadOS 15 betas Unabridged versions of three developer interviews from our developer debrief feature story AppStories AppStories 229 – Shortcuts Preview Unwind John's Pick: The Dry Follow us on Twitter Federico Viticci John Voorhees Follow us on Instagram Federico Viticci John Voorhees
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Jun 25, 2021 • 30min

iOS and iPadOS Beta Updates and Shortcuts News

This episode is sponsored by: GoodTask – Get It Done With the Task Manager Based on Apple's Reminders and Calendars Read more about GoodTask on MacStories Links and Show Notes Rewind Dr. Drang on How Shortcuts Fits Into Existing Mac Automation Photo Editing and Management App Darkroom Adds Extensive Shortcuts Support Club MacStories MacStories Weekly Federico re-engineers his Timery timer setup in Shortcuts John covers the many ways to use Shortcuts on the Mac A Remote Control & Mobile Mouse giveaway Results of our WWDC 2021 straw poll AppStories AppStories, Episode 228 – Federico's Research and Note-Taking Setup Unwind Federico's Pick: The Bold Type On Hulu in the US John's Pick: Long Lost by Lord Huron Follow us on Twitter Federico Viticci John Voorhees Follow us on Instagram Federico Viticci John Voorhees

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